Pope defends migrants at Mediterranean island frontier
LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited Italy’s Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from…
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LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited Italy’s Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from…
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The president has cast the rise of the left ahead of November’s midterm elections as ‘communists on the rampage.’
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The new appointments follow the departures of independent directors Vincent Panlilio and DAILY TRIBUNE columnist Ed Lacson, as well as regular director and…
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Trump’s new ambassador in Manila arrived making the case that America’s next move in the Philippines is economic as much as military.
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First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH) will proceed with its annual stockholders' meeting (ASM) on 27 July after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
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DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — The next indirect United States-Iran talks will come after the late Iranian supreme leader’s funeral, mediators said Thursday, as diplomacy…
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Both the Philippine stock exchange and the peso were boosted by the World Bank’s upgrading of the Philippines to upper middle income economy status.
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Some 25 American businessmen will visit the Philippines 6 to 10 July to meet with local counterparts and check out investment opportunities. The delegation’s…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rose 31.09 points, or 0.53 percent, to 6,069.26 on Wednesday, while the peso continued to weaken, falling to P61.62…
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Health agencies are urging citizens to watch for signs of heat-related illness, ranging from cramps and exhaustion to life-threatening heat stroke.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Bridge Cash to immediately stop its online lending operations after finding that it was operating…
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In voiding and declaring unconstitutional the Trump administration’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship to children of US citizens and legal…
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The Philippine stock market retreated on Tuesday, while the peso snapped its winning streak, as investors weighed a weaker domestic growth outlook against…
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A small group of publicly traded companies generated nearly all stock market wealth over the past 100 years, while more than 96 percent of stocks failed to…
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Tehran said it retaliated with strikes against US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
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Colombo (AFP) -- Sri Lanka on Tuesday cut fuel prices by up to six percent, the first such move since the Middle East war triggered a surge in energy prices in…
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Trump was ordered to pay $2 million in damages for sexual assault and $3 million for defamatory remarks he made in 2022. That judgment was upheld on appeal in…
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